length

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Synonyms: alength, -length

Antonyms: alength, -length

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Noun

1. The [[distance]] [[measure]]d along the longest [[dimension]] of an object.
2. {{U|duration}}.
3. {{lb|en|horse racing}} The length of a [[horse]], used to indicate the [[distance]] between horses at the end of a [[race]].
4. {{lb|en|mathematics}} [[distance|Distance]] between the two ends of a line segment.
5. {{lb|en|cricket}} The [[distance]] down the [[pitch]] that the ball [[bounce]]s on its way to the [[batsman]].
6. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Total [[extent]].
7. Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
8. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[penis]].
9. {{lb|en|theatre}} A [[unit]] of [[script]] length, comprising 42 [[line]]s.
10. {{lb|en|bridge}} The number of cards held in a particular [[suit]].
11. {{lb|en|oenology}} The amount of time for which the [[taste]] of [[wine]] [[linger]]s on the [[palate]] after swallowing or spitting it out, measured in [[caudilie]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[lengthen]].

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